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Old 06-18-09, 04:46 PM   #5
nu2solar
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Originally Posted by Tango Charlie View Post
Lisa
I just finished reading through your chronicles, and I have to echo Daox's "quite impressive!"!!!
I always thought 'going offgrid' would drive my hyper-sociable wife batty, but it sounds like you have as much outside contact as you want.

Have you considered solar hot water? It could drastically lessen your dependence on gas. www.builditsolar.com

Congrats on your accomplishments!
Thank you. Going Off Grid in no way changes who Mike and I are. So if your wife is very social being Off Grid wouldn't change that.

Mike looked into the solar hot water heating systems and he doesn't really like them. You have to have a special boiler with a heat exchanger. He had concerns about one of the pipes bursting on the roof with no way to fix it. He thinks it might be ok in a warmer climate where you don't have to worry about freezing temps.

Have a great day.

Lisa
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